April Specials Calendar
Upcoming April Events
Field Day T-shirt orders and payments are due Tuesday, April 22. Relay for Life Carnival is Thursday, April 24. Pictures and/or picture money are due by Friday, April 25.
Registration forms for Hightower's Summer Camp are due Friday, April 25. We've been informed that there will not be any exceptions.
Preview of Human Growth & Development
The preview for the Human Growth & Development program will be on Wednesday morning, March 19, at 7:30 in the Tritt cafeteria. If you haven't already returned the permission form, please send it in asap.
World War I Articles
We will begin the process of revising and editing the articles in class. Nothing more needs to be done at home unless otherwise notified.
Tiger Publishing
We are brainstorming topics for our last Tiger Publishing book. The rough drafts will be sent home for parents to preview/revise/edit soon after spring break.
Meet the Hounds
Georgia Writing Assessment
We successfully completed the state writing assessment for 5th graders! Copies of the results will be sent home when the school receives them, which will probably be very close to the end of the school year.
March Specials Schedule
Download march_08_specials.doc
World War I Webquest
At this point, the students are preparing to combine their individual efforts to create a newsletter with their assigned groups. Rough Drafts are due 3/6, final drafts are due 3/12, group newsletters are due 3/20. Class time will be alloted for most of the typing ; however, some work may need to be completed for homework.
Picture Day
Picture Day will be on Tuesday, March 11, 2008! Smile!
CRCT Online Practice
A few weeks ago, each student was given a letter regarding online practice for the CRCT. The CRCT will be administered 2 weeks after spring break. Between now and then, please allow the students to familiarize themselves with the testing strategies/practice that this resource affords.
Human Growth and Development Program
Parental permission is required for students to participate in this program, which will be held April 2nd through the 4th during the school day. Your student received a letter/permission form on Monday, March 3rd. There will be a preview for parents on March 19th at 7:30 in the cafeteria. If you have any concerns about this program, please attend this preview.
Fiddler on the Roof
Please support 3 of our very own, Cady Beveridge, Joey Freeman, and Madison Smith! The performances will be held at Hightower Trail Middle School on March 11-16!
Curtain Call Youth Players
Samantha Naeckel will be performing in the following shows of The Phantom of the Op'ry: Friday 3/28, Saturday at 2 PM & Sunday 3/30 at 6 PM. Performances are at The Art Place, on 3330 Sandy Plains Rd., Marietta (678) 560 - 8001 http://www.ccyp.org/On-line tickets available 3/20. Tickets are $7.00.
Happy New Year & Welcome Back!
I hope you're ready for all that's great to happen in 2008! I am!
*Report Cards be distributed during conference week, January 22-28.
*Planners still need to be checked periodically by parents. If students develop a habit of not completing assignments, they will be required to get a parent's initials.
*The AR Requirement has been increased to 15 points for the second semester.
*Wordly Wise vocabulary words will also be used for Spelling Tests every week.
Official Beginning of the 2nd Grading Period
Today is the first day of the 2nd grading period! Report Cards for the 1st nine weeks will go home on Monday, October 22, 2007. Please remind the students to leave all papers in their binders until Friday, October 26, when we will have a "clean out" session. As we enter into the 2nd grading period, parents are encouraged to continue signing the students' planners until conference time in January. At that time, we will determine on an individual basis as to whether this is necessary to continue.
Driftwood Permission Forms
As you complete these forms, please take note that it is not necessary for these forms to be notarized.
Please wear a Tritt t-shirt on our field trip to the Civil War Museum on Monday, September 24!
Averages for Each Subject
Each student will receive a yellow slip of paper on Monday, September 24, which will list their averages thus far in the grading period. Please sign this yellow slip and return it to me by Tuesday, September 25.
Civil War Museum Field Trip
We will be going on our first field trip on Monday, September 24, 2007. Only a few students requested a school sack lunch, so the rest of the class will need to remember to bring sack lunches from home. We will write a note in our planners on Friday to remind us of our lunch plans.
Picture Day
Our class will take individual pictures on Tuesday after Specials! This may be one of the last individual pictures of their elementary school careers. Wow! I know the camera will capture their awesome personalities!
CoGAT Testing will start Thursday, September 26. Proper sleep, a nutritious breakfast, a prompt arrival, and a positive attitude will undoubtedly enhance our students' test taking skills on these testing days. Please be mindful of these enhancements! Driftwood Chaperones
Our 2 mothers and 2 fathers have been selected. If we could take all of the wonderful parents who voiced a desire to chaperone, we would. Nonetheless, we appreciate the great response from everyone!
September Specials Calendar
Download September_07_specials.doc
Signatures on Graded Work
All papers with a grade of 79 or below should be signed by a parent. By doing so, all of us will be aware throughout the grading period of grades that may slightly or significantly affect report card grades. When graded work is distributed to the students, they will place those papers in the homework section of their binders as a reminder to receive signatures or powerful praise from parents for their performance.
Planners
Please, initial planners every evening! Your cooperation with this procedure during this first grading period will hopefully instill the importance of open lines of communication between home and school, the importance of the students' accountability with homework tasks, and the benefits of good organizational skills.
All Papers
All academic papers should be kept in the appropriate sections of the students' binders until the end of the grading period. At that time, we will have a "Binder Clean Out Session" in class. So, please do not remove papers to be placed on refrigerators, etc. Smile!
Driftwood Chaperones
One student asked on Friday about selecting chaperones, but for whatever reason, we didn't get around to having the drawing. And today, no one even reminded me! So... we will have the drawing first thing in the morning!
Birthday Treats
I was utterly delighted by the generosity of the students for my "30-something" birthday! I received the perfect birthday card, absolutely beautiful flowers, and irresistible delectable goodies! A huge thank you to all of my "world class" students for wonderful birthday wishes!
